Hearing Besier's shout, Lieutenant Martin, who was hiding under the ridge, stood up, raised his hands high above his head, and said loudly: "Captain Besser, I am Martin, please don't shoot.
"
When Lieutenant Martin slowly walked up to him, Besser gave him a warm hug. Although they had only been apart for a few hours, Besser felt as if he was a world away.
Martin hugged Besier and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you, Captain Besser, you saved my life."
At this time, the Soviet platoon leader came over with several soldiers and said coldly: "Mr. Pilot, it is not safe here. We must move to a safe place as soon as possible."
After Besier and Martin separated, they were about to leave with the Soviet army. Suddenly a soldier rushed over. Without saying a word, he punched Martin. Martin did not recover for a moment and was punched on the chin.
, his head tilted back, and then he fell to the ground.
When Besr saw this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Stop, why are you beating my men?"
After the translator translated Besir's words into Russian, the soldier who beat him said viciously: "He killed my fellow countryman with his own hands, and I will make him pay with his life!"
Just as the translator was translating the soldier's words into English for Besser, the Soviet platoon leader pulled the soldier aside and said in a stern tone: "Comrade soldier, I know you hate this pilot because of the death of your compatriot.
I feel so deep in my bones that I want to kill him immediately to avenge the death of my compatriots. But no, brother, the British pilots are our allies. They shot at us entirely because of the language barrier. If you really want to
To avenge your fellow countrymen, then kill a few more Germans on the battlefield, do you understand?"
Before the soldiers could say anything, a strange sound suddenly came from the air. Hearing this sound, the Soviet platoon leader's face suddenly changed. He shouted: "Artillery attack, lie down, lie down quickly!" As soon as the voice fell, a
A mortar bomb landed not far away and exploded. After a bright flash of fire, a column of black smoke rose into the sky.
The gun battle that took place by the lake had already alerted the nearby Germans. They discovered that a small Soviet army was besieging a lone man. The German commanders preconceivedly believed that their soldiers must have been attacked.
During the siege of the Soviet army, he quickly mobilized mortars and prepared to use artillery fire to cover his soldiers' escape. The shell just now was just a test shot. Seeing that the shell accurately hit the area where the Soviet army was gathering, he decisively ordered the remaining soldiers to escape.
Several mortars below also opened fire.
The Soviet platoon leader took advantage of the cessation of shelling, jumped up from the ground, and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "It's a mortar, move quickly!" After shouting, he grabbed Besser, who had just climbed up from the ground, with one hand.
and Martin, ran in the direction they came from. The other soldiers also came to their senses at this moment, got up one after another, and ran as fast as they could, trying to leave this dangerous shelling area as soon as possible.
The German army discovered that the Soviet army was trying to escape from this area, and artillery shells began to chase them. From time to time, dazzling fires emitted from the Soviet army's fast-moving queue, and streams of black smoke mixed with soil rose into the sky and flew across the sky.
The shrapnel knocked several unlucky soldiers to the ground.
When the Soviet platoon leader, Besser and Martin fled to a safe area and counted the number of people, they found that their platoon was missing five people. And the infantry squad led by the sergeant was missing half of its people.
Looking at these Soviet commanders and fighters who suffered heavy casualties in order to rescue their compatriots, Besser felt guilty in his heart. He looked at the Soviet platoon leader and asked: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, shall we go back to Lazienki Palace?"
But the Soviet platoon leader shook his head and said resolutely: "No, we must still find those missing pilots, and we must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans. According to the intelligence we have, there are still people nearby
There are several pilots who have successfully parachuted, and we must find them."
The search and rescue work for the pilot did not end until early the next morning.
After Zakharkin compiled the data, he drafted a telegram and gave it to the accompanying telegraph operator, instructing him: "Immediately publish it to the front headquarters to let Marshal Rokossovsky know about our rescue situation."
After receiving Zakharkin's telegram, Rokossovsky said to Malinin and Telekin: "General Zakharkin sent a telegram saying that after search and rescue, they successfully rescued eight pilots, all of whom were British.
pilot."
"What, only eight pilots were rescued?" Hearing that only eight pilots were rescued, Military Commissar Telekin couldn't help but frowned: "Comrade Commander, according to the report given to us by our superiors, the number of pilots who parachuted should be two."
There are about ten people, how come the deputy commander and his friends only rescued so many people, where did the rest of the pilots go?"
"Obviously," Rokossovsky said with a shrug: "These missing pilots either fell into the German defense zone and became prisoners of the German army; or they fell into the Vistula River and were captured by the Germans.
The rushing river washed it away.
We have tried our best to rescue Allied pilots. After all, our troops only occupy a small part of Warsaw. We hope that those pilots captured by the Germans will survive until the day we defeat the Germans."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, and then told Malinen: "Chief of Staff, call General Zakharkin back and order him to find a way to send these rescued pilots to the headquarters. We must send all these pilots to the headquarters as soon as possible.
Return it to the Allies."
As Rokossovsky judged, three British pilots unfortunately became prisoners of the Germans. Although they said nothing except their names and military ranks after being captured, the cunning Germans still
From their identities, they determined that the Allies took the risk to airdrop various weapons, ammunition and supplies into Warsaw because the rebel army could no longer hold on.
In order to prevent Allied aircraft from appearing again in the sky over Warsaw, the German army increased a large amount of anti-aircraft fire in the areas under its control, preventing Allied aircraft from entering the sky over Warsaw again and airdropping supplies to the rebels fighting hard in the city. In addition,
, in order to cut off the supply lines of the Soviet and Polish troops who occupied Lazienki Palace and Belvedere Palace, they specially mobilized artillery to bombard the surface of the Vistula River to prevent any more ships from crossing the river from the right bank.
Zakharkin, who stayed in the city to command the troops, became anxious when he saw that the transportation line on the Vistula River was cut off. He sent two emergency telegrams to Rokossovsky, urging for transportation within Warsaw as soon as possible.
supplies, and repeatedly emphasized that if they could not receive supplies from outside the city within two days, the troops at Lazienki Palace and Belvedere Palace might be defeated by the Germans due to lack of ammunition.
After reading these two telegrams, Rokossovsky suddenly became furious. After slamming his hands on the table several times, he said excitedly: "As the deputy commander of the front army, Zakharkin, however, encountered
When encountering even the slightest difficulty, he starts worrying about gains and losses, which is simply outrageous."
After Telekin waited for Rokossovsky to finish getting angry, he turned and asked Malinin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, have those Allied pilots been sent over from the other side?"
"Not yet, Military Commissar." Malinen shook his head and said seriously: "Because the German artillery kept bombarding the surface of the Vistula River, many of our ships transporting supplies were sunk. Fortunately, those
The pilots are still staying at the Lazienki Palace and have not taken a boat to cross the river. Otherwise, if they have any trouble, we will be politically passive."
After Rokossovsky sat down, he raised his head and asked Malinin: "Chief of Staff, didn't Chuikov send two divisions from the Magnushev landing site? Where have the troops reached now?"
Malinen looked down at the map, pointed to the south of Warsaw and said: "General Glebov's 27th Guards Division is currently only five kilometers away from Belvedere Palace and can arrive in about an hour. And Pankov
The general's 88th Guards Division, after a day of forced march, is still about 40 kilometers away from the city of Warsaw. If all goes well, the division will arrive at the location of the Lazienki Palace tomorrow morning."
Telekin remembered that it was now impossible to supply the troops stationed in the two palaces from the right bank. The two Guards Divisions sent by Chuikov, even after entering Warsaw, could only replenish through the direction of Magnushev Landing Field.
Thinking of the upcoming battle, he asked Ma Lining with some anxiety: "Chief of Staff, I wonder how much ammunition these two divisions carry?"
"I only brought two basic amounts of ammunition." Malinin explained to Telekin: "If you carry too much ammunition, it will affect the marching speed of the troops."
Rokossovsky took a few deep breaths to stabilize his mood, and then said to Malinin: "Send a telegram to the deputy commander of the front army and tell him that when General Glebov's 27th Guards Division arrives,
Let them launch an attack along Wilanov Avenue towards Warsaw Okence Railway Station, and if things go well, then go further to seize Okence Airport."
After recording the orders dictated by Rokossovsky, Malinin said with a smile: "Comrade Commander, if our troops can successfully seize the railway station and the airport, then supplies can be transported continuously by trains and planes.
Enter Warsaw City. This way, even if the Germans arrive with more reinforcements, we will be able to hold them off with our well-supplied troops."
"Yes, that's the case." Seeing that Malinin had guessed his intention, Rokossovsky smiled and nodded, and then said: "Although our plane cannot land near the two palaces, it can
Landing at Okenche Airport will greatly speed up the supply."
Zakharkin, who was staying in Warsaw, soon received Rokossovsky's telegram. After reading the contents clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Denis and Petrie: "Both of you.
Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I have good news to tell you. General Glebov's 27th Guards Division can reach us in an hour at the fastest. And the other one, led by General Pankov's 88th Guards Division
, is also in the process of marching to Warsaw and will arrive in Warsaw tomorrow at the latest."
"Great, this is really great." When Petrie heard the good news, he touched Denis twice with his elbow and said excitedly: "In this way, we will have two divisions in Warsaw plus one more division."
With two regiments, we are more sure of defeating the enemy."
"Isn't that right, Comrade Petrie." Denis said with a smile on his face: "The arrival of these two divisions has made our army stronger than ever. Next, we should take the initiative to attack the areas occupied by the German army.
Already."
Rokossovsky was in his headquarters, waiting for a telegram from the other side of the Vistula River, when a staff officer hurried over and handed Malinin a telegram he had just received.
Malinin was shocked after reading the telegram. He turned to Rokossovsky and said: "Comrade Commander, it's bad. According to the intelligence intercepted by our army, the Germans have occupied the town of Luran."
"What, the Germans occupied the town of Lujan?" After hearing Malinin's report, Rokossovsky showed a shocked expression on his face: "When did this happen and why did Misha not report it in time?
"
After speaking, he grabbed the high-frequency phone on the table, connected to the 48th Army Headquarters, and said in a stern tone to the staff officer who answered the phone: "I am Rokossovsky, let your commander answer the phone.
"
Sokov happened to be sitting not far away at the moment. When he heard the staff officer say that Rokossovsky was looking for him, and his tone was very stern, he couldn't help but show a confused expression on his face. He took the phone and said respectfully: "
Hello, Comrade Marshal, I am Sokov, do you have any instructions?"
"Comrade Sokov," Rokossovsky said for the first time, instead of calling Sokov by his nickname, he called him directly by his surname, "Why didn't you report to me that such a big thing happened?"
Hearing that Rokossovsky actually called him by his last name, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, secretly thinking that Rokossovsky seemed to be angry about something, otherwise he would not have called him by his nickname.
Instead, he called Rokossovsky directly by his last name. But he didn't know where he had offended Rokossovsky, so he could only ask cautiously: "Comrade Marshal, I don't quite understand what you mean. What did I fail to report to you in time?"
"
Seeing that Sokov was still pretending in front of him, Rokossovsky became even more angry: "You still have the nerve to say, let me ask you, Luran Town was lost, why didn't you report it in time?"
"The town of Luran was lost?" Sokov's eyes widened in surprise when he heard what Rokossovsky said: "Comrade Marshal, when did this happen? Why didn't I know at all?"
"Now that things have come to this point, do you still want to quibble?" Rokossovsky laughed angrily: "Our intelligence department intercepted a telegram from the German army, saying that they had captured the town of Luran."
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Sokov waited for Rokossovsky to finish speaking, then raised his voice to defend himself: "The town of Luran is still in the hands of our army and has never been captured by the German army."
In order to confirm this, Sokov did not even cover the microphone and directly asked Sidorin beside him: "Chief of Staff, have you received a report from Major General Nikitin of the 120th Guards Division that the town of Luran has been lost?"
Already?"
Regarding the matter mentioned by Sokov, Sidorin was also confused: "Comrade Commander, I have not received any report from General Nikitin. But if the town of Luzhan is really lost, even if it is close to
If the 120th Guards Division does not report, then the 1st and 6th Guards Divisions deployed on their left and right flanks will also report."